Lerone
Murphy and Diego Lopes
could be on a collision course.
Murphy suffered a majority decision loss against Movsar
Evloev at UFC London last weekend. Lopes, who has also lost to
Evloev, slammed the fight as a boring affair. Lopes also separated
himself from Murphy despite their losses against the same
opponent.
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“No, Lerone, we are not the same,” Lopes wrote on X. “Never do that
again.”
Murphy responded by slamming Lopes’ performance against Evloev. The
Englishman also called out Lopes for his next fight.
“I didn’t lay on my back in guard for 3 rounds bro,” Murphy wrote.
“Let’s fight next?”
Same Opponent, Same Result
Murphy (17-1) suffered his first career loss against Evloev.
Meanwhile, Lopes came up short against Evloev in his short-notice
UFC debut in 2023. Lopes then scored five consecutive wins to earn
a title shot at the vacant title, where he lost to Alexander
Volkanovski. Lopes (27-8) rebounded by finishing Jean Silva
to earn a rematch against Volkanovski, who beat him again this past
January. Lopes is now scheduled to fight Steve
Garcia (19-5) at Freedom Fights 250 on June 14 at the White
House.
I didn’t lay on my back in guard for 3
rounds bro 😅. Let’s fight next?— Lerone
Murphy (@LeroneMurphy)
March 22, 2026